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This is a photograph of an ornate ceramic jar. The surface of the jar is decorated with vibrant and intricate artwork featuring mythological figures and decorative floral patterns. On the upper section, there is a depiction of two figures surrounded by bright floral motifs that contain blue, green, and orange hues. Below these figures is a band with an inscription that reads "ZVCABVGAIOSA." The lower portion has additional mythical creatures, including a winged horse and a lion, also surrounded by colorful floral designs.
National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art
Albarello with nymph and satyr
Deruta 16th Century
- Date
- 1507
- Medium
- tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
- Dimensions
- overall (height by diameter): 23.1 × 13.1 cm (9 1/8 × 5 3/16 in.)
- Classification
- Decorative Art · Ceramic
- Accession number
- 2014.136.334
- Credit line
- Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection, 1926)
- Time span
- 1501 to 1550
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- classical
- mythology
- Satyr
- Renaissance
- Nymph
- Maiolica
- Acquired after publication of Western Decorative Arts, Part I: Medieval, Renaissance, and Historicizing Styles including Metalwork, Enamels, and Ceramics
- tin-glazed
Provenance
Alessandro Castellani [1823-1883], Rome; (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 27-29 May 1878, 2nd day, no. 43). Émile Gavet [1830-1904], Paris;[1] purchased by William Andrews Clark [1839-1925], New York; bequest 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art. [1] Wendy M. Watson’s catalogue (_Italian Renaissance Maiolica from the William A. Clark Collection_, exh. cat. [11 venues], London and Washington, 1986: 84, no. 31) appends Gavet’s name with a question mark, presumably because this work could not be located in Émile Molinier’s catalogues of the Gavet collection (_Collection Émile Gavet, catalogue raisonné précédé d'une historique et archéologique sur les oeuvres d'art qui compose cette collection_, Paris, 1889 and 1894). However, Clark collection records, in NGA curatorial files, say Clark purchased the work from Gavet.
Inscription
on band around center: ZVCᴼA BVGLᴼSAᴼ (candied confection of bugloss); on back: 1507
NGA object ID 176484. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.